The choice of a language that had been imposed by the apartheid government and is not even spoken by many South Africans today has set off complaints.
Tag: Language and Languages
Now It’s Türkiye, Not Turkey, at the United Nations
The Turkish government wants the rest of the world to use the country’s own name for itself, and lose the association with a certain bird.
Your Thursday Briefing
The bloody battle for Ukraine’s east.
‘Allinllachu.’ Google Translate Adds Quechua to Its Platform.
The addition of one of the most widely spoken Indigenous languages in the Americas could help public servants and health workers connect with their communities. (And by the way, “allinllachu” means hello.)
For Russian-Speaking Ukrainians, Language Clubs Offer Way to Defy Invaders
Many Ukraine citizens speak Russian as their first language. Volunteer organizations are helping them improve their Ukrainian and abandon “the occupiers’ language.”
Law Requiring French in Quebec Becomes Stricter
Quebec’s new law limits access to government services in languages other than French, requires small businesses to operate in it and caps enrollment at English-language junior colleges.
Haitian Creole Speakers Welcome ‘The Ransom’ Translation
Haitian Creole is a national language, but Creole speakers can encounter prejudice, so some were thrilled to see “The Ransom” offered in Creole.
Haitian Creole Speakers Welcome ‘The Ransom’ Translation
Haitian Creole is a national language, but Creole speakers can encounter prejudice, so some were thrilled to see “The Ransom” offered in Creole.
Shining a Spotlight on the Art of Translation
Jennifer Croft, who translates the Nobel Prize-winning Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk, is leading a push for her peers and their work to receive more recognition.
How Do You Pronounce Kyiv?
“When I see American media, it’s always different, it’s always new, always a surprise,” said a teacher of Ukrainian and Russian languages.